Wednesday, November 07, 2012

"There are four classes of men in the world ; first, those whom every one would wish to talk to, and whom every one does talk of;—these are that small minority that constitute the great. Secondly, those whom no one wishes to talk to, and whom no one docs talk of;—these are the vast majority that constitute the little. The third class is made up of those whom every body talks of, but nobody talks to;— these constitute the knaves. And the fourth is composed of those whom every body talks to, but whom nobody talks of; and these constitute the fools"

--- Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think / Charles Caleb Colton

"There are four classes of men in the world ; first, those whom every one would wish to talk to, and whom every one does talk of;—these are that small minority that constitute the great. Secondly, those whom no one wishes to talk to, and whom no one docs talk of;—these are the vast majority that constitute the little. The third class is made up of those whom every body talks of, but nobody talks to;— these constitute the knaves. And the fourth is composed of those whom every body talks to, but whom nobody talks of; and these constitute the fools"

--- Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think / Charles Caleb Colton